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Autor/in | RESNICK, ROBERT J. |
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Institution | Tennessee Univ., Knoxville. |
Titel | AN INVESTIGATION OF THE MODIFIABILITY OF VISUAL INTEGRATIVE ABILITIES IN CHILDREN. |
Quelle | (1968), (91 Seiten)
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Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Child Development; Child Psychology; Family Characteristics; Grade 1; Males; Perception Tests; Research Projects; Socioeconomic Influences; Tables (Data); Visual Learning; Visual Perception; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test |
Abstract | IN ORDER TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF TRAINING AND SOCIOECONOMIC CLASS UPON VISUAL INTEGRATIVE ABILITIES AND THEIR RAMIFICATION IN THE THEORIES OF PIAGET AND WERNER, 60 FIRST-GRADE MALE CHILDREN WERE ASSIGNED TO ONE OF THREE TRAINING CONDITIONS. HALF OF THE BOYS WERE FROM A BETTER THAN AVERAGE SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND WHILE THE REMAINDER WERE DRAWN FROM LESS THAN AVERAGE SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. SUBJECTS WERE DRAWN FROM THE KNOX COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM AND HAD AT LEAST DULL-NORMAL INTELLIGENCE. THE FOLLOWING HYPOTHESES WERE GENERATED--(1) A DEVELOPMENTAL SEQUENCE FOR PERCEPTUAL INTEGRATED ABILITIES CAN BE ACCELERATED WITH TRAINING, (2) TRAINING WILL BE MORE EFFECTIVE WITH CHILDREN FROM AN ENRICHED HOME ENVIRONMENT AND LESS EFFECTIVE WITH CHILDREN FROM A STILTED HOME ENVIRONMENT, (3) A "RICH" ENVIRONMENT WILL BE MORE CONDUCIVE TO INTEGRATED PERCEPTION, AND (4) THE SPECIFICITY OF THE TRAINING TASKS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN A POST-TRAINING TEST OF ABILITY TO PERCEPTUALLY INTEGRATE IN A HIERARCHIC MANNER. THE RESULTS SUPPORTED THE FIRST, SECOND, AND FOURTH HYPOTHESES. THE THIRD HYPOTHESIS SHOWED A TREND IN THE PREDICTED DIRECTION. INTELLIGENCE WAS NOT FOUND TO BE A DETERMINABLE FACTOR IN THE ONTOGENY OF PERCEPTUAL ABILITIES. IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY WERE DISCUSSED. (AUTHOR) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |